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August 5, 2025

KUT Afternoon Newscast for August 5, 2025: Austin is in the home stretch of its budget season

Austin City Council is finalizing its spending plan for the next year. Texas lawmakers are debating a bill that would ban police complaint files from being released to the public. The City of Austin is looking to hire crossing guards. The free concert series Blues on the Green is back for two nights.

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August 5, 2025

KUT Morning Newscast for August 5, 2025: Texas Republicans are pushing for the arrest of Democratic lawmakers who’ve left Texas to prevent the passage of a redistricted congressional map

Republicans, under pressure from President Donald Trump, are seeking to pick up as many as five seats in next year’s midterm election. Hundreds of companies across Texas that manufacture hemp products are waiting on pins and needles to see if the state legislature bans their business. Williamson County’s plans to bring a spaceport to the area appear to be temporarily grounded. Austin has a new tallest building in its skyline, according to its developers.

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August 4, 2025

KUT Afternoon Newscast for August 4, 2025: Texas House Democrats leave state to block proposed Republican congressional map

Texas House members from the Austin-area are among the more than 50 Democrats who’ve left the state to prevent Republicans from passing a new gerrymandered congressional map. More than 100-million dollars have been raised to support recovery in the month since flooding devastated parts of the Hill Country. Austin City Council members are deliberating the budget this week. Liberty Hill is the latest community in Central Texas to receive an ‘International Dark Sky Community’ designation. Temperatures will be cooler than normal for most of this week.

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August 4, 2025

Why Austin keeps turning intersections into roundabouts

The City of Austin has built almost 50 roundabouts with more on the way. Construction on Austin’s newest roundabout is set to begin this week. KUT’s Nathan Bernier finds out why Austin keeps turning intersections into roundabouts.

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August 4, 2025

KUT Morning Newscast for August 4, 2025: More than 50 Texas House Democrats have fled the state to prevent Republicans from passing a heavily redrawn congressional map

More than 50 Texas House Democrats have fled the state to prevent Republicans from passing a heavily redrawn congressional map, aimed at securing five extra seats for the GOP in the midterm elections. Flood survivors from Travis County’s Sandy Creek area attended a recent hearing with state lawmakers and local officials discussing the response to last month’s disaster. The Trump administration wants cities and counties to crack down on homeless encampments. Liberty Hill is the latest place in Central Texas to receive an ‘International Dark Sky Community’ designation.

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August 1, 2025

KUT Afternoon Newscast for August 1, 2025: Funeral services for Imam Islam Mossad are being held this afternoon

Imam Mossad served Austin’s Muslim community for more than 15 years, providing spiritual counseling and leading sermons. Cedar Park’s Firefly Aerospace wants to fly annual lunar missions. The number of days with triple-digit high temperatures has been growing this week.

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August 1, 2025

Interview: Recent Austin area flash flooding focused attention on the Highland Lakes and dam system. Here’s how it works and why we have it in the first place.

After deadly flash flooding in the Hill Country and Austin area over the July 4, 2025, holiday weekend, people were warned to stay off the Highland Lakes, and the Lower Colorado River Authority had to open some floodgates.  This is often what happens in the aftermath of intense rains and flooding. But what is actually […]

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August 1, 2025

KUT Morning Newscast for August 1, 2025: Austin City Council members signaled they’re interested in putting a tax increase to voters this fall

Austin City Council members yesterday signaled they’re interested in putting a tax increase to voters this fall. Major staffing changes at the Austin ISD central administrative office take effect today. State Lawmakers in Texas met in Kerrville yesterday to hear from local officials and residents who survived the July 4th floods. Local officials in areas along the Guadalupe River have for the first time confirmed a 40-minute lag in sending out mass warnings during last month’s deadly floods. A new Westlake Drive Bridge over Loop 360 is scheduled to open as soon as tonight.

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